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What is the biggest mystery we still aren't close to solving?

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Why we dream. Brain runs a midnight movie with zero budget and wild plots. Why?

The comments (because Reddit loves drama)​

I hate dreaming because I just wanna sleep. I'm fast asleep, and next thing you know, I have to build a go‑cart with my ex‑landlord.

Neuroscientists believe that dreaming is intimately involved in how the brain handles the memories of daily events. Researchers know that normally we go through several “dream cycles” through the night. If volunteers are wakened during the first of these, they all report dreaming about the events of the day. However, as the night progresses and some material is stored and some “deleted,” the mind fills in the dream from previously‑existing memory or from sheer creativity. Dreams from the last cycle, usually just before waking, tend to be at their most confused and chaotic.

What the hell Goofy is supposed to be, given the existence of Pluto.

In that world, if you have clothes you can talk. No clothes = regular animal.

TL;DR​

Dreams are like a low‑budget indie film starring your brain. Some folks end up building go‑karts with ex‑landlords, scientists debate memory‑mash‑ups, Disney characters are questioned, and a certain philosophical question about clothed animals pops up. The mystery? Nothing really—just the universe’s way of keeping us on our toes.